# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Huai'an (HIA)

> 12,928 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,928 km / 8,033 mi / 6,981 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 16:27 in Dakar, it's 00:27 in Huai'an)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (HIA is lower than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dakar, Senegal
- ICAO: GOOY
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.740000, -17.490000
- Elevation: 85 ft

### [Lianshui Airport (HIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hia-huaian-lianshui-airport/1ef266e0-2038-6310-b79d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Huai'an, China
- ICAO: ZSSH
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 33.790000, 119.120000
- Elevation: 28 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:27 in Dakar, it's 00:27 in Huai'an.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lianshui Airport (HIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hia-huaian-lianshui-airport/1ef266e0-2038-6310-b79d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)